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10 hours ago
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Former Bruins defenseman part of trade on Day 2 of NHL Draft
Connor Clifton is on the move. The Buffalo Sabres traded the defenseman to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau and the 39th pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The Penguins used the pick to draft Peyton Kettles. Advertisement Clifton just wrapped up his second season in Buffalo. He signed a three-year deal with the Sabres in the summer of 2023 after spending his first five years with the Boston Bruins. The defenseman has one year and $3.33 million left on his deal. While Clifton didn't live up expectations in Buffalo, he'll add a veteran presence on Pittsburgh's blue line and can be a serviceable depth defenseman. In 232 games with the Bruins, Clifton scored 10 goals and added 33 assists. He racked up 157 penalty minutes with 280 blocked shots and 602 hits. More Bruins content Read the original article on MassLive.
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13 hours ago
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Ex-Bruins Connor Clifton Traded To New Team
Former Boston Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton is on the move. The Buffalo Sabres have announced that they have traded Clifton and the 39th overall pick of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Connor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau. Clifton, 30, appeared in 73 games this past season with the Sabres, where he posted one goal, 16 points, 208 hits, and a minus-6 rating. This was after he had four goals, 18 points, and a plus-12 rating in his first season with Buffalo in 2023-24. Advertisement Clifton played his first five seasons with the Bruins from 2018-19 to 2022-23. In 232 games as a Bruin, he posted 10 goals, 33 assists, 43 points, 602 hits, and a plus-37 rating. NHL Rumors: Bruins Open To Making Significant Trade NHL Rumors: Bruins Open To Making Significant Trade According to The Fourth Period's David Pagnotta, the Boston Bruins are listening to calls on forward Pavel Zacha. Photo Credit: © Eric Hartline-Imagn Images
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13 hours ago
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Sabres trade Connor Clifton and pick to Penguins for Conor Timmins, Isaac Belliveau
The Sabres traded the No. 39 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and Connor Clifton to the Penguins in exchange for Conor Timmins and prospect Isaac Belliveau. The Penguins used the pick to take Peyton Kettles, a 6-foot-6 defenseman from Swift Current in the WHL. The Sabres still have eight picks left in this draft. Advertisement This looks like the Sabres shedding some salary. Clifton is entering the third season of a contract that has a cap hit of $3.33 million. He played mostly on Buffalo's third pair over the last two seasons. He's a physical right-handed defenseman who will be a high-character addition to Pittsburgh's locker room. He didn't live up to his salary in Buffalo, but he's still a serviceable depth defenseman who can contribute on the penalty kill. We have acquired defensemen Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Connor Clifton and the 39th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Details → — Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) June 28, 2025 Getting back Timmins in the trade gives the Sabres a right-handed defenseman to replace Clifton on the depth chart. Timmins is a restricted free agent but shouldn't cost as much as Clifton and might end up being an upgrade. Timmins played for both the Leafs and Penguins last season. His team outscored opponents 39-30 while he was on the ice at five-on-five. He's bigger than Clifton and can kill penalties if needed. The extra salary cap space doesn't hurt, given the fact that the Sabres still have some big restricted free agents unsigned. Bowen Byram, Ryan McLeod, Devon Levi and Jacob Bernard-Docker all need new contracts. Belliveau was a fifth-round pick in 2021 and has split time between the ECHL and AHL the last two seasons, so he looks like a minor-league addition for Buffalo's organization. This trade, from the Penguins' standpoint, is all about collecting more assets. Timmins was OK in Pittsburgh, kind of like Clifton is an OK NHL defenseman. Neither is nor was likely to be part of the future, nor was Belliveau, who has spent most of his minor league career at the ECHL level. This is not a great prospect. Advertisement The key to this trade was that the Penguins were able to attain a high second-round draft pick, which is no small thing. Then, the Penguins proceeded to take 6-6 defenseman Kettles, who is another in the line of large draft picks the Penguins are making in their desire to add organizational size. So, this is a great piece of business for the Penguins. They flip defensemen — and while Clifton does make $3.3 million, his contract expires after next season — and they landed a high second-round pick. (Photo of Connor Clifton: Kyle Ross / Imagn Images)
